Update: Teen held during deadly fake gun confrontation in Cross Roads

The imitation gun that was seized by security guards after a fatal confrontation with three men on Studio One Boulevard in Cross Roads, St Andrew early on Thursday morning.

A teenage boy is now in custody following an incident in which a man was shot dead and an imitation firearm seized during a confrontation between a group of alleged criminals and a team of armed security guards.

The incident unfolded on Thursday in the Studio One Boulevard area of Cross Roads, St Andrew.

The police said the man who was killed remains unidentified.

Cops also said they have intensified their search for a third man who escaped from the scene.

Reports are that at about 1am, a group of guards from King Alarm received a call about a break-in at a property on Studio One Boulevard and responded.

Information reaching Loop News is that the guards, upon arrival at the location, carried out a search of the property and found no one.